WELCOME TO ECO DESIGN ARCHITECTS

Eco Design – Architects & Consultants  is an architectural practice which specializes in ecological friendly green building and consulting. Established in 1998 by Andy Horn, the practice has been at the forefront of the green building movement in South Africa and has won a number of international awards in the field of sustainable design.

Eco Design’s cutting edge sustainable solutions have been widely published both locally and internationally and have earned them the 2004 Sustainable Building Best Practice award for Residential Projects in the Africa Region  and the Silver Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction in Africa and the Middle East 2005.
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CURRENT NEWS
Updating of Construction and Info Manuals Print E-mail
We offer a number of construction & info manuals on our website on natural building technologies which specifically refer to the South African situation. A number of issues have recently been updated.  These are  the "Sandbag Building Manual" ,  "The Grey Water Recycling Document" and "Eco Friendly Timber in South Africa" (This also includes updated info regarding Moonphase Harvesting of timber) . Click here for more information.

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The Mamre Revitalization Project Print E-mail
The Mamre Revitalization Project is an initiative by the City of Cape Town to promote the preservation and restoration of Mamre’s rich heritage resources, while helping to alleviate poverty and promote skills transfer. Eco Design Architects have been appointed by the city to assist the community with this project, which consists of two phases:

Phase 1 – Public Participation: community consultation and design workshops (Charettes) to determine the wants & needs for a small project serving the community. The community needs to express their ideas for what type of project (i.e. guest house, tea room etc) would be of most benefit to the people of Mamre and where it would be best located. We will also need to discuss ideas for how, once built, the project would be managed.

Phase 2 – A Heritage Building Project: The city has a limited amount of funds to build a small building with the help of the community. The idea is that the project will have a strong focus on the reviving and transferring of old building techniques and skills.

For more information about this project:  http://mamrerevitalization.wordpress.com

For current updates and pictures: Eco Design Project Gallery
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Nieuwoudtville Award

Eco Design Architects was awarded the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction 2005 & took silver in the Africa and Middle East Region for their designs for the Nieuwoudtville Caravan Site Upgrade

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WIRE LIGHTS by Andy Horn

The Eco Design lighting range is made from local or recycled materials. Standing Floor Lamps, Desk Lamps, Pendant Lights and Chandeliers are available. The lamp stands are from locally moon phase harvested alien timber. Recycled car parts are used as bases. Various paper shades & low energy LED light bulbs provide good lighting and create a beautiful atmosphere.

Click here for more info & prices.

Click here to download an article about our lighting range (PDF 0.6 MB) which appeared in the "The Green Times" (July 2010).